Food container pot assembly

Abstract

A food container pot assembly for example for cat or dog food comprises one or a plurality of food container pots, which are closed by a metal foil and which are detachably fixed on a supporting base sheet. The supporting base sheet has a projection for holding a pot and the pot has a surrounding skirt which is a snap fit over the projection to hold the pot in position on the base sheet. The base sheet has a non-slip undersurface which provides the assembly with non-slip qualities and also gives stability and protection against spillage on the surrounding surface on which the food container pot is supported.

We claim: 
     
       1. In a food container pot assembly comprising at least one food container pot, the improvement comprising a supporting base, said supporting base including pot holder means, said at least one food container pot being fittable to said pot holder means, and said at least one food container pot includes a bottom, means defining a recess in said bottom, an upwardly extending protrusion on said supporting base, said protrusion fitting in said recess of said at least one food container pot, and further comprising depending skirt means extending around said at least one food container pot, said skirt means surrounding said recess, at least two inward projections on said skirt means, shoulder means extending around said protrusion and at least two recess means in said shoulder, said at least two recess means receiving said at least two inward projections. 
     
     
       2. In a food container pot assembly comprising at least one food container pot, the improvement comprising a supporting base, said supporting base including pot holder means, said at least one food container pot being fittable to said pot holder means, said at least one food container pot includes a bottom, means defining a recess in said bottom, an upwardly extending protrusion on said supporting base, said protrusion fitting in said recess of said at least one food container pot, and further comprising depending skirt means extending around said at least one food container pot, said skirt means surrounding said recess, an internal rib in said skirt means, shoulder means extending around said protrusion and means defining an external groove in said shoulder means, said external groove receiving said internal rib. 
     
     
       3. An assembly as claimed in claim 1 or 2, including a plurality of said food container pots, wherein said supporting base has a plan area which is greater than the sum of the plan areas of said plurality of food container pots. 
     
     
       4. An assembly as claimed in claim 1 or 2, further comprising means defining an under-surface of said supporting base and non-slip means on said undersurface. 
     
     
       5. An assembly as claimed in claim 1 or 2, in which at least one of said food container pot and said supporting base is formed of deep-drawn plastics material. 
     
     
       6. An assembly as claimed in claim 1 or 2, in which said food container is made of unplasticised PVC and said supporting base is made of polystyrene.